Toy target



Patented July 6, 1943 UNITED STATES A'E'ENT OFFICE TOY-TARGET Johannes Reintam, New York, N. Y. Application January 17, 1942, Serial No. 427,129

3 Claims.

My invention relates to. toy targets and has particular reference to targets for ball games, darts, pistol shots, etc.

My invention has for its object to provide a target with a movable portion, preferably in the shape of a human or other head, or eve inanimate object, so arranged that when a certain portion of the target, such as nose on the head, is struck with a missile, the head falls to one side as an indication of a bulls-eye hit.

Another object of my invention is to provide the movable portion with certain additional movable parts, so designed as to represent portions of the head or other objects, means being provided to displace the additional moving part or parts in relation to the main movable part when a hit is scored on the bulls eye point, so as to change the appearance of the head or other movable portion of the target. The change in appearance may be such as to indicate a lethal result of the hit.

My invention is more fully described in one of its forms, as an example, in the accompanying specification and drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of my target having a movable portion in the shape of a human head;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a front view of my device showing the movable portion or head displaced as a result of a bulls-eye hit;

Fig. 4 is a detail View of the front portion of the head;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the rear portion of the head;

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the head in the raised position;

Fig. 7 is a similar View with the head portions distorted as a result of a bulls-eye hit;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 99 of Fig. 3.

My toy target consists of a supporting plate or base I reinforced at the back with bars 2 and adapted to be hung on a wall or other stationary object by screws or nails passing through holes 3. The plate I supports a movable target in the shape of a human head and formed of two plates 4 and 5. The main part 4 is rotatively mounted on a pivot 6 which is placed below the center of gravity of the head and at one side, so that the head has a tendency to fall to one side by gravity when released, as shown in Fig. 3. The board 4, as shown in detail in Fig. 4,

has openings 1 for the eyes and an opening 8 for the nose, the lower portion of the board being cut out at 9 along the line of the upper lip I0. The head plate 4 has a recess H at the rear for the inner movable board 5. The upper portion of the board 5 has parallel sides l2 sliding be-. tween parallel side shoulders of the recess I I. It isalso provided with eyes l3 painted thereon and registering with the eye openings 1 when the board 5 is in the raised position. The lower portion i4 of the board 4 is connected with the upper portion by a bridge l5 at one side and represents the chin of the face and the lower lip, withv the teeth It.

The chin also has parallel sides sliding between the edges l6 (Fig. 4) of the outer board 4. The teeth are concealed behind the front board 4 when the rear board 5 is raised, the mouth being then closed, as shown in Fig. 1.

The rear board 5 is normally held in the raised position by a block l6 representing the nose ofthe face. The nose block l6 has a pin IT in its lower portion, the ends of the pin being held in a slot is at the rear of the front board 4. The upper end of the nose rests against the lower edge of the board 5, as shown in Fig. 8, supporting the board 5 in the raised position. The tip IQ of the nose extends downward, so that a blow or pressure against this tip will rotate the block IS on the pin l'l into a releasing position, as shown in Fig. 9, allowing the board 5 to fall downward. In the downward position of the board 5, the eyes it disappear behind the board 4 and the lower jaw with the chin and teeth extends downward, the complete effect being shown in Fig. 3.

The front board 4 has a pin 20 passing through an arcuate slot 2| in the base board I, concentric to the pin 6. A washer 22 at the end of the pin retains the board 5 in engagement with the board 4. The slot makes it possible for the board 4 to fall to one side, as shown in Fig. 3, until the pin 20 reaches the end of the slot 2|.

The rear board 5 has a pin 23 normally engaging a vertical extension 24 of the slot 2|, thus locking the board 4 in the vertical position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The pin 23 slides into the arcuate slot 2| when the board 5 is moved downward, thereby releasing the board 4 for rotation on the pin 6. The block I6 is urged into its normal locking position by a spring in the form of a rubber band 25, one end of which is attached at 26 to the board 5, the other end being attached at 21 to the block l6 after passing over a pin 28 in a recess in the board 4. The band 25 presses against the inner lower corner of the block l6, tending to turn the block into the locking position. The band also pulls the board 5 downward when the block I6 is turned to the left by a blow or pressure against the point l9, thereby releasing the board 5. To reset the target, the board 5 is moved upward until the block l6 snaps in its locking place after the board 4 is turned into vertical position so that the pin 23 can enter the vertical slot 24. The resetting can be effected at a distance by pulling on a cord 29 attached to the jaw or chin I! at 30.

My device can be made of any suitable material, such as wood, cardboard, plastic composition, metal, etc. Its manufacture is simplified by the arrangement whereby the outlines can be cut out by a band saw without drilling holes for this purpose since even the openings for the eyes and nose can be cut by entering the saw from the side of the board.

It is understood that my toy target may be further modified without departing from the spirit of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A toy target comprising a supporting member, a target member movably supported on the supporting member, representing a head with a face and having openings for eyes and mouth, a movable element slidably supported behind the target member having eyes and 1ower jaw represented thereon and registering with the openings for the same in the target member when the target member is in an operative position,

a block movably supported on the target member releasably engaging the movable element for holding the same in an operative position, and yieldable means to move the movable element when the block is moved, thereby displacing the target member.

2. A toy target comprising a supporting member, a target member pivotally supported on the supporting member and representing an image of an object, a movable element forming a portion of the object represented on the target, means to support the movable element in a raised position and to support the target member in a raised position on the supporting member, means to displace the movable element in relation to the target member when the latter is released, thereby changing the appearance of the object on the target member, the supporting member having a slot concentric with the point of pivotal support of the target member, the end portion of the slot being non-concentric with the pivoting point, and a projection on the movable element engaging the non-concentric slot when the target portion is in the raised position, and adapted to pass into the concentric portion when the movable element is released by depressing the block, thereby permititng of the downward rotational movement of the target member.

3. A toy target comprising a supporting board, a target board in the shape of a head with a face with holes for the eyes and mouth, a pivot rotatively supporting the lower portion of the target board on th supporting board, a movable element slidably supported at the rear of the target board having eyes painted thereon registering with the eye openings, the lower portion of the movable element forming the lower jaw of the face, a block movably supported on the target board, representing the nose of the face and supporting the movable element in the raised position, and a pin extending rearward from the movable element, the supporting board having a substantially vertical slot for the pin for preventing the target board from moving downward, the vertical slot extending into a slot concentric with the pivot, the block being adapted to release the movable element when turned downward, the movable element when released being adapted to slide downward with the pin entering the concentric slot, thereby permitting the target board to rotate downward on the pivot, the expression of the face being changed with the movable element in the lower position.

J OHANNES REINTAM. 

